Truman:
In case I don't see ya...Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Good
Night!

Christof gazed
down at the screen as Truman walked out the exit door. As the rest of
the world was cheering and rejoicing, The Truman Show's crew all
sat in silence and shock, especially Christof. He stared at the exit
door in disbelief.

"Christof?"

No response.

Meanwhile, down
in Seahaven island, stood all of the cast members in a large grass
amphitheater in the middle of the town. Christof spoke into his
microphone to all of his cast members, saying "It's over."

Marlon and Meryl
stood alone, shocked, and slowly took their earpieces out and tossed
them onto the ground. One random cast member shouted, "What do we
do now?" Another said, "I guess we...um...I guess we just
leave..."

"The
set..." said Christof, "our dedicated years constructing
the set...now useless."

All of the
streets on Seahaven island were deserted, not a single soul in sight.
Truman's home lay empty, only with few furniture items and 2 or 3
pictures of Truman. The cast members began appearing on the streets
and walking into their designated houses, only to collect their
personal belongings, leaving the furniture and appliances behind.

Up in the
Ecosphere was the crew, making numerous calls to all over the country
and the world. They began debating on whether they should continue to
show reruns of the Truman Show or to just quit and shut down
everything altogether.

"Christof...we
can't quit just because Truman left. We can show reruns, we can sell
copies on tape. It doesn't have to end here," said an employee.

"Yeah..."

"All good
things must eventually come to an end. Instead of being sad that it's
over, we should be glad that it happened."

Christof nodded.

Christof finally
got up from his seat and headed over to the elevator slowly. He left
the crew to clean up the Ecosphere themselves. He walked out into
Seahaven island. The cast members began to make their way to the
harbor with their things. There were few large boats waiting for
everyone to take them back to the real world. Before they all got on
the boats, Christof had to say one more thing.

"As
much as I hate to say this, the Truman show has concluded after
thirty years of telecasting. I would like to take this time to thank
all of you for your devoted hard work towards this project, but I
guess we all have to accept this. When you exit the dome, you will be
in southern Los Angeles, and you're on your own. Goodbye."

Marlon sadly
sighed and pondered about what he had been doing for the past 25
years on the show. Even though he was just an actor, he knew deep
down inside that he had actually became Truman's best friend. Not
just on the show, but for real.

The cast began
boarding the boats somberly. The four boats cruised off into the fake
ocean and to the mass exit door of the Truman Show dome. The crew
then came down to meet Christof for a final discussion about what to
do with the show. Whether to air reruns or not... "We might as well
sell them as tapes and/or show reruns. But no matter what, we are not
completely putting an end to The Truman Show. It must live on. That
is all I have to say."

"Okay,
everyone. Let's pack up."

The Truman
Show: starring Truman BurbankFirst Telecast: August 14,
1968Last Telecast: May 20, 1998Thirty years of hope, joy, and
inspiration.

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